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  2. Melodic motion - Wikipedia

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    Melodic motion: ascending vs. descending X conjunct vs. disjunct. Melodic motion is the quality of movement of a melody, including nearness or farness of successive pitches or notes in a melody. This may be described as conjunct or disjunct, stepwise, skipwise or no movement, respectively. See also contrapuntal motion. In a conjunct melodic ...

  3. John 1:51 - Wikipedia

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    And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. The New International Version translates the passage as: He then added, "I tell you the truth, you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."

  4. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    with closed mouth (sometimes abbreviated B.C.) bravura Boldness; as in con bravura, boldly, flaunting technical skill breit (Ger.) Broad bridge. Transitional passage connecting two sections of a composition, or between two A sections (e.g., in an A/B/A form).

  5. Interval recognition - Wikipedia

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    Here are some examples for each interval: ... Ascending Descending ... Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; ...

  6. Sublingual space - Wikipedia

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    Signs and symptoms of a sublingual space infection might include a firm, painful swelling in the anterior part of the floor of the mouth. A sublingual abscess may elevate the tongue and cause drooling or dysphagia (difficulty swallowing). There is usually little swelling visible on the face outside the mouth.

  7. Diphthong - Wikipedia

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    Falling (or descending) diphthongs start with a vowel quality of higher prominence (higher pitch or volume) and end in a semivowel with less prominence, like [aɪ̯] in eye, while rising (or ascending) diphthongs begin with a less prominent semivowel and end with a more prominent full vowel, similar to the [ja] in yard.

  8. Ascending and Descending - Wikipedia

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    Ascending and Descending is a lithograph print by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher first printed in March 1960. The original print measures 14 in × 11 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (35.6 cm × 28.6 cm). The lithograph depicts a large building roofed by a never-ending staircase. Two lines of identically dressed men appear on the staircase, one line ascending while ...

  9. Waterfall (M. C. Escher) - Wikipedia

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    Waterfall (Dutch: Waterval) is a lithograph by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher, first printed in October 1961.It shows a perpetual motion machine where water from the base of a waterfall appears to run downhill along the water path before reaching the top of the waterfall.